Australia / Oct 04, 2018 / E / WORLD PREMIERE; National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra
Etched in Bone (2018)
Directed by Béatrice Bijon, Martin Thomas
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"This is an exceptional piece of filmmaking, governed by qualities of restraint and attunement that are essential to its subject." - Jane Goodall.
1h 13min
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Drawing on original footage from National Geographic, Etched in Bone explores the impact of one notorious bone theft by a member of the 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. Hundred of bones were stolen and deposited in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, until it became known to Arnhem elders in the late 1990s. The return of the sacred artefacts was called for, resulting in a tense standoff between indigenous tribespeople and the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Etched in Bone |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Australia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ronin Films, Red Lily Productions |
| Official site | etchedinbone.com |
| Release date | 4 ottobre 2018 |
| Production | Béatrice Bijon, Martin Thomas |
| Writer | Martin Thomas |
| Editing | James Lane |
| Cinematography | Scott Wombey, Adis Hondo |
| Assistant directors | Béatrice Bijon, Martin Thomas |
| Music | Eric Bijon |
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| Sound | Eric Bijon |
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